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Giants' Curt Casali: Swats homer Sunday
Curt Casali went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Padres.Casali provided what ended up being a crucial home run after going yard against Alek Jacob in the sixth to put the San Francisco Giants up 7-1 in a game that finished 7-6. It was the first home run of the season for the 35-year-old backstop and his first hit since Aug. 20. He's made just two starts since Patrick Bailey returned from the injured list at the end of August and is now slashing .178/.282/.233 with six RBI, 11 runs and an 11:19 BB:K in 105 plate appearances this year.
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Giants' Curt Casali: Returning to No. 2 role
Curt Casali is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.After making three consecutive starts at catcher, Casali will now hit the bench for the second day in a row. Casali should continue to find himself out of the lineup with more regularity moving forward after the San Francisco Giants activated No. 1 backstop Patrick Bailey (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Thursday.
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Giants' Curt Casali: Sitting down Wednesday
Curt Casali isn't in the San Francisco Giants' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Casali will get a day to regroup after going 0-for-11 over his last four games. Andrew Knapp will start behind the dish instead and bat ninth.
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Giants' Curt Casali: Not starting Friday
Curt Casali isn't in the San Francisco Giants' lineup for Friday's game against Seattle, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Casali will get a breather Friday after going 3-for-9 with an RBI and three runs scored during San Francisco's last series against the White Sox. While he rests, the newly signed Andrew Knapp will catch for Hayden Birdsong and bat ninth.
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Giants' Curt Casali: Filling in for Bailey at catcher
Curt Casali will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.Casali will start behind the dish for the third game in a row after going 3-for-6 with a walk, three runs and an RBI in the first two contests of the series. With Patrick Bailey (oblique) going on the injured list Tuesday, Casali looks poised to operate as the San Francisco Giants' clear No. 1 catcher for the time being.
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Giants' Curt Casali: Back with team
The San Francisco Giants reinstated Curt Casali from the paternity list Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.After staying at home during the Giants' three-game road series against the Nationals, Casali has rejoined the team in time for Friday's series opener against the Tigers. Jakson Reetz was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.
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Giants' Curt Casali: Goes on paternity list
The San Francisco Giants placed Curt Casali on the paternity list Tuesday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Casali will likely miss this week's three-game series against the Nationals before rejoining the club when it returns home this weekend. Jakson Reetz was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to serve as the second catcher behind starter Patrick Bailey while Casali is away.
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Giants' Curt Casali: Retreating to bench
Curt Casali is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.After going 0-for-2 with a strikeout while starting behind the plate in Saturday's 4-3 loss, Casali will return to his usual bench role in the series finale. Casali will likely be in store for just one or two starts per week while No. 1 backstop Patrick Bailey is healthy.
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Giants' Curt Casali: Accounts for offense in loss
Curt Casali went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Cubs.Casali had half of the San Francisco Giants' hits and drove in all of their runs with a two-run double in the fifth inning. This was his second straight multi-hit effort, though Casali's playing time is sparse with Patrick Bailey seeing most of the work behind the dish. For the season, Casali is slashing .243/.349/.297 with two doubles, four RBI and five runs scored over 44 plate appearances.
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Giants' Curt Casali: Moving to bench with Bailey back
Curt Casali is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Casali had started behind the plate in each of the previous three games, but he'll likely see his opportunities dwindle after Patrick Bailey (concussion) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday. The journeyman backstop has fared well through the first four starts of his second stint with the San Francisco Giants, going 4-for-16 with four walks, three runs and two RBI.